If their shovels are as good as their bats have been lately, they’ll probably dig a hole three miles off target and a month too late. But for now this is the plan:

Although work has been underway on the site of the new Braves stadium in Cobb County for months, the team has scheduled a formal ground-breaking ceremony for Sept. 16.

The Braves said the ceremony will mark the start of the construction phase of the project, “putting it on schedule to host fans for Opening Day 2017.”

We still don’t know what the ballpark will look like. But here’s what they’re saying:

In a news release announcing the ground-breaking ceremony, the Braves said the new stadium “will bring together a classic ballpark feel, modern amenities and southern hospitality, creating a fan experience unlike any other.”

“Southern Hospitality” must mean that the Waffle House is staying. That’s good.

Right, an article that says you say it’s hard to defend the chop, one where you say “no white boys in war paint going “woo woo woo!” and an article from 2012 where in your defense say they should cut it out.

However, that’s no where near the balance of the countless articles that go on ad nauseum about Chief Wahoo.

But I get it – you chose to root for a franchise that hasn’t won a world series since they had a wife beater for a manager and a philanderer for a right fielder.